proveta

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French éprouvette. Compare Spanish probeta.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈve.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈve.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈve.tɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈbe.tɐ/ [pɾuˈβe.tɐ]

Hyphenation: pro‧ve‧ta

Noun

proveta f (plural provetas)

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) test tube (glass tube used for small-scale laboratory tests)
graduated cylinder, measuring cylinder

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